Pastor issues a 'challenge' for imam

The fiery minister also drew rebukes from conservative Republicans as well: Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin both called on Jones to abandon his plans, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said it was inexcusable, and televangelist Pat Robertson said the protest was “stupid.”

For a while Thursday, it seemed as though Gates’ call had worked, because shortly thereafter, Jones emerged to tell reporters that he was cancelling the event, which triggered anti-American protests in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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But he said a deal he said he struck with the Manhattan mosque developers to move the project to a site farther away from ground zero convinced him to change his mind – not a call from the defense secretary.

“We have been in contact with the imam in New York City,” Jones said to reporters. “I will be flying up there on Saturday to meet the imam of the ground zero mosque.”

Within hours of his announcement, however, Rauf, the leader of the Park51 project a few blocks north of where the World Trade Center towers fell on 9/11, issued a statement saying he was “surprised” by Jones’ comments and that there was no such deal.

"I am glad that Pastor Jones has decided not to burn any Qurans. However, I have not spoken to Pastor Jones," Rauf said in a statement. "I am surprised by [Jones’] announcement. We are not going to toy with our religion or any other. Nor are we going to barter. We are here to extend our hands to build peace and harmony."

A Muslim imam in Florida who appeared with Jones, pastor of the Dove World Outreach Center, also contradicted Jones’ statement – saying there was no deal and only that Rauf had only agreed to meet with Jones.

Christians who are slaves should give their masters full respect so that the name of God and his teaching will not be shamed. If your master is a Christian, that is no excuse for being disrespectful. You should work all the harder because you are helping another believer by your efforts. Teach these truths, Timothy, and encourage everyone to obey them. (1 Timothy 6:1-2 NLT)

The servant will be severely punished, for though he knew his duty, he refused to do it. "But people who are not aware that they are doing wrong will be punished only lightly. Much is required from those to whom much is given, and much more is required from those to whom much more is given." (Luke 12:47-48 NLT)

Terry Jones is now probably lying about the Imam who is planning to build the community center with a mosque in it two blocks away from where the trade towers once stood. Jones claiming that Rauf indicated he will be moving the construction elsewhere is probably another attempt on his part to get attention. Law enforcement was charging him for the security they had to provide in the area where his church is located at in Florida. I'm sure there are lots of people who would attempt to do great harm to him. These charges most likely played a major role in causing Terry Jones to back down from burning Korans on 9/11.

If Imams does not stand by their word with Reverend Jones, then it will prove once again, followers of Mohammed will LIE to their teeth to achieve their goal. It is written in Koran it is not a sin to lie to infidels provided the said lies was committed to spread Islam.

If you want to win against Muslims, go toe to toe with them. That's the only way they'll back down, but if you kowtow to them, they got you - big time! There's already strong backlash against Muslims in Europe especially France, it's going to spread like wildifre. In India alone, hindus are taking justice in their own hands for Muslims who murdered hindus on their way home from a pilgrimage. Reply of hindus was swift, they torched the whole village and killed men and women, nothing was spared. In fact hindus are now organizing against Muslims in India.

I've never been much of a fan of "The Donald", but he scores here big time. Thankfully that moronic Pastor won't burn the Quran. I think things will work out pretty well for everyone. However, I think the "muzzies" are still ticked and will want to exact revenge against us for this being in the 24/7 news cycle for days. Everyone needs to chill the hell out, so to speak.

It was shortly before He announced His candidacy for an open senatorial seat in Rome...

"Yea, verily, I say to thee. We must seize the reins of political power and establisheth an earthly theocracy. Let he who is without sin cast the first stones at Sarah Palin. Blessed are the Fox News Viewers...for they shall see Beck."